Cheryl R. (Spuddie) -
Helpful Score: 1
Second in the Hugh Corbett medieval mystery series, in which the Chancellor sends Corbett north to Scotland to investigate the death of their King Alexander. An accident? Or a carefully plotted murder? This is a short book and yet it seemed to take me quite awhile to read. I find the writing style a bit plodding and difficult to get through, and my mind wandered a lot. The subject matter and detail did keep me interested enough to complete it, though. There are certainly many historical mystery series that I enjoy more and I'm not sure when I will get back to this one again.
Anyone interested in English medieval murder and mystery will enjoy this series of Hugh Corbett, master clerk and spy for King Edward III.
Written in the vein of his Brother Anselem series which really need to be read in sequence to follow the lives and years of their exploits.
All stories are different so makes for avid reading.
Written in the vein of his Brother Anselem series which really need to be read in sequence to follow the lives and years of their exploits.
All stories are different so makes for avid reading.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
I enjoyed this mystery, even though I had a slight suspicion of who the bad guy was by the middle of the book. I also found it interesting all this took place just 120 years after the Norman invasion of England.
The very young Robert the Bruce, future king of Scotland, makes a cameo appearance in the novel.
Doherty does a good job interlacing true historical facts into his novels. Such as the activities and intrigues of the higher religious figures in politics.
The very young Robert the Bruce, future king of Scotland, makes a cameo appearance in the novel.
Doherty does a good job interlacing true historical facts into his novels. Such as the activities and intrigues of the higher religious figures in politics.
